The Longganisa Festival of Vigan City

It was colorful, lively and  most especially delicious, and I was there. 

The Longganisa Festival of Vigan City, is week-long celebration and on January 22 was filled with fun and smiles. A sea of humanity patiently waited in the side roads to have a glimpsed on Longganisa streetdancing, in an extremely hot sunny afternoon. Street dancers are dressed in a colorful, mostly of silky clothed and some wears abel (traditional woven product of Ilocos). The street dancers showcase their creativeness and gracefulness with their alluring smiles in their faces that match with their dances along the streets of Vigan.

Actually, the colorful streetdancing and parade was the second part of the day’s event. In the morning, the Longanisa Cook Fest Showdown was held. The street is burning with the smell of my all time favorite sausage made only in the Philippines and Vigan City made it so scrumptious…yummy.

The theme of the celebration is all about longganisa. And oh, it should be in coordinated to Vigan City Saint Patron Saint Paul (San Pablo).

Started infront of Vigan City hall, the parade and streetdancing stretched to calle Quezon curved to Mena Crisologo street - the historic street of Vigan City. The facade, the stone wall, the baroque design old houses of Vigan. 

VIGAN CITY FIESTA 2011 SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES

January 16 -24 NOVENA TO ST. PAUL

January 19 (Wednesday) 7:00 PM, Plaza Burgos AVQ PRODUCTION NIGHT
- SIGLAT T ILOCANDIA VARIETY SHOW, ZARSUELA, ABEL ILOCO
FASHION SHOW AND CONCIERTO

January 20 (Thursday) 7:00 PM, Plaza Burgos DZNS NIGHT
- CELEBRITY DUET YEAR II AND PRODUCTIONS NUMBERS FROM DZNS

January 21 (Friday) EDUCATION DAY
8:00 AM, VCTC Quiz Bee
7:00 PM, Plaza Burgos Teachers and Students Got Talent

January 22 (Saturday) CITY DAY AND SOCIAL SERVICES DAY
The 10th FOUNDATION YEAR OF VIGAN’S CITYHOOD is celebrated today with the LONGGANISA FESTIVAL STREET DANCING taking center stage through a competition featuring “San Pablo, Kamang ti Ili” as the festival music showing the Biguenos devotion to St. Paul, our patron saint.

8:00 AM, Infront of Vigan City Hall Longganisa Cook Fest Showdown
3:00 PM, Parade Route Longganisa Street Dancing
8:00 PM, Plaza Burgos Longganisa Showdown
7:00 PM, Plaza Burgos Awarding of Outstanding Employees for 2010
7:00 PM, Plaza Burgos Coronation of Infantile King and Queen 2011

January 23 (Sunday) BALIKATAN AND AGRICULTURE DAY
7:30 AM, Parade Route Agri- Float Parade and Contest
8:00AM-5:00 PM, Plaza Burgos Vigan City Farm Festival
- Tinniliwan ti Burias
- Pig Rolleta
- Bingo Bonanza
- Other traditional fun games
7:00 PM, Plaza Burgos Coronation Night and Revival Dance Contest
9:00 AM-5:00 PM, VSTI Seminar on Container Gardening

January 24 (Monday) METRO VIGAN DANCE SPORTS CLUB BALLROOM NIGHT AND BALIK VIGAN NIGHT
7:00 PM, Plaza Burgos Raffle Draw

January 25 (Tuesday) Ms. Vigan, ABC Night and Cooperative Night
7:00 AM Conversion of St. Paul Cathedral Eucharistic Celebration
8:00 AM Parade Route Grand City Parade
7:00 PM Plaza Burgos Coronation of Ms. Vigan

January 26 (Wednesday) SK DAY / NIGHT
8:00 AM, Parade Route SK Float Parade
7:00 PM, Plaza Burgos Search for the Vigan Youth
Ambassadress 2011

January 27 (Thursday) GAY PRIDE DAY/ NIGHT
8:00 AM, Parade Route Gay Pride Float Parade
9:00 – 12 noon, Plaza Burgos Alay Gupit 2011
7:00 PM, Plaza Burgos FOLLIES MWAH

January 28 (Friday) BABAE NG DIGMAAN (Zarsuela)
8:00 PM, Plaza Burgos Babae ng Digmaan

January 29 (Saturday) DWRS NIGHT
7:00 PM, Plaza Burgos Search for Miss DWRS 2011
Coronation of Commando Brigada 2011

January 30 (Sunday) BISIKLETA PARA SA DEKADA
7:00 AM, Around Vigan Bisikleta para sa Dekada

But wait, before you packed your things to leave Vigan, hold for a while… why don’t you stay a little bit, and wait for the grandeur Kannawidan Festival of Vigan City… starting this January 31.

For more information visit the website: VIGAN CITY